Dunfermline Boroughs, UK Parliamentary general election
At the most recent election (5 July 1945), William Watson (The Labour Party) won Dunfermline Boroughs, with a majority of 9,993 votes.
- Area type
- constituency
- Within
- UK Parliamentary general election
- Elections recorded
- 8
- Recorded results
- 18
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Watson | The Labour Party | 22,021 | 64.7% | Yes |
| James Henderson | Liberal National | 12,028 | 35.3% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Watson | The Labour Party | 16,271 | 52.3% | Yes |
| John Wallace | Liberal National | 14,848 | 47.7% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Wallace | Liberal National | 16,863 | 57.9% | Yes |
| William Watson | The Labour Party | 12,247 | 42.1% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Watson | The Labour Party | 15,288 | 58.5% | Yes |
| Allan Beaton | Scottish Unionist | 9,146 | 35% | No |
| John Villiers Leckie | Communist | 1,712 | 6.5% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Watson | The Labour Party | 13,887 | 57.9% | Yes |
| Francis John Robertson | Liberal Democrats | 10,118 | 42.1% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Watson | The Labour Party | 12,606 | 53.6% | Yes |
| John Wallace | Liberal Democrats | 10,931 | 46.4% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Watson | The Labour Party | 11,652 | 50.4% | Yes |
| John Wallace | National Liberal | 11,451 | 49.6% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Wallace | Liberal with Coalition Coupon | 6,886 | 44.6% | Yes |
| William McLean Watson | Fife, Kinross and Clackmannan Miners | 5,076 | 32.8% | No |
| Arthur Augustus William Harry Ponsonby | Independent Democrat | 3,491 | 22.6% | No |